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'''Bayou Texar''' is a [[Wikipedia:Bayou|bayou]] in East Pensacola, separating the [[East Hill]] neighborhood from [[Cordova Park]] and [[East Pensacola Heights]] neighborhood. It is an [[Wikipedia:estuary|estuary]], fed by [[Carpenter's Creek]] and a number of small springs, and empties into [[Pensacola Bay]] near the [[17th Avenue railroad trestle]] and [[Wayside Park]].
==Environmental issuesIssues=={{sectstub}}The Bayou is often considered dirty and unsafe. This is due to the apparent draining of sewage into the water and oil from boats passing through. Swimming in the water is often discouraged.
==Bridges==
The bayou is spanned in town two places: to the north by [[12th Avenue]] (after it merges with [[Fairfield Drive]]), and to the south by the [[Dr. Philip A. Payne Bridge]], which carries [[Cervantes Street]] ([[US Highway 90|US 90]]).
The first bridge to span Bayou Texar was a wooden span constructed in [[1911]] at a cost of $3,700. The wooden bridge was 1,050 feet long and 20 feet wide.<ref>Pensacola Historical Society. ''Pensacola in Vintage Postcards''. Arcadia, 2005.</ref>
